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Similarities Between Charles Dickens Life In A Christmas Carol

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Have you heard of the book A Christmas Carol? A Christmas Carol is written by the author Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens put many of his life stories into his books. However there are some differences between his books and his life.
There are many similarities between Charles Dickens life and the book A Christmas Carol. For example, Charles Dickens unofficially divorced his wife and Scrooge’s fiance broke off their engagement. Charles Dickens split from his wife because he grew, “less affectionate toward his wife,” (Warren 131). Scrooge’s fiance broke off their engagement because she feels, “another idol has displaced me...a golden one,” (Dickens 49). This similarity shows that Dickens may have been foreshadowing his split from his wife.
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